Remember that drink I invented yesterday? (oc)

[u/DaveKellett]

COME for the acrid taste, but STAY for the lack of caffeine!

[u/Aryore]

If your coffee is acrid it’s either poor quality or wasn’t brewed correctly

Coffee is always going to be a little bitter but it can be delicious

Edit: Guys I am not saying you’re not allowed to dislike coffee, I’m just saying it’s not supposed to be super bitter. Waffles, pancakes, etc.

[u/ShinakoX2 → u/Aryore]

I suspect that I'm more sensitive to bitter compounds than the average person, as coffee and beer tends to be way too bitter for me unless I go for the least bitter options (lighter roasts, low IBU, etc.)

But I recently tried some diner coffee, and while it wasn't super bitter, once I added some salt any bitterness was overshadowed by actual flavors and it was almost like I was drinking a dark chocolate hot cocoa. Is that what coffee tastes like to most people?

[u/acquaintedwithheight → u/ShinakoX2]

You should try a PTC taste test. Most people barely react or test anything, but to some of us it tastes like a orange peel wrapped in arugula dialed up by 10.

[u/Murky-Bus-2191 → u/acquaintedwithheight]

Wrapped in arugula is such a hilarious metric as a non-bitter-sensitive person.

[u/acquaintedwithheight → u/Murky-Bus-2191]

I’m all over the place. I love cilantro but arugala tastes like purell to me.

[u/composedofidiot → u/acquaintedwithheight]

My friend made me a coctail with cilantro in it. It was strangely moreish for something that tasted like alcoholic shampoo. After two of those I was proudly announcing to anybody I could that I was drinking toiletries

[u/Pinyaka → u/Murky-Bus-2191]

Is arugula only bitter to some people?

[u/Murky-Bus-2191 → u/Pinyaka]

I mean, it is definitely bitter. Not anhydrous-caffiene-bitter, certainly.

Describing something as "orange wrapped in arugula" bitterness sounds like "as sweet as an apple with some peanut butter on it." Inarguably sweet, but in a world with caramel, it raises questions.

You ever had a bad pistachio or a regular ass grapefruit? You went for ORANGES?

[u/Pinyaka → u/Murky-Bus-2191]

I'm not the person who made the orange comment.

I did grow up in Florida though and can tell you that some oranges are grapefruit level bitter.

[u/Murky-Bus-2191 → u/Pinyaka]

That was a royal "you." I just thought it sounded funny.

[u/acquaintedwithheight → u/Murky-Bus-2191]

Orange peel